"I’m a grown man. I’ve been in locker rooms. There’s been vulgar languages in locker rooms," Martin told Dungy in a segment of the interview that aired on "NBC Nightly News" on Tuesday. "One instance doesn’t bother me. It’s the persistence of it. I wish I would have had more tools to solve my situation, but I felt trapped, like I didn’t have a way to make it right. It came down to a point where I felt it was best to remove myself from the situation."

A longer version of the interview will air on the network's "Today" show on Wednesday. The interview is the first that Martin has given since his departure.

Incognito was suspended for the final eight games of the regular season. A return to the Dolphins is unlikely, Ross said.

The NFL hired an independent investigator, Ted Wells, to determine what, in fact, happened in the Dolphins' locker room. Ross said Wells' report will be released after Super Bowl XLVIII.